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* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2]] (pp. 39) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276709 →buy] | * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2]] (pp. 39) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276709 →buy] | ||
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Often heard when scolding or giving advice (like when parents talk to children) is 少, which can mean "to do less of something."
Structure
Just as you can use 多 to talk about doing something more, you can use 少 (shǎo) to talk about doing something less.
Subject + 少 + Verb + Object
Examples
- 废话 少 说！
- 你 应该 少 抽 烟！
- 学 中文 的 学生 需要 少 说 英文。
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (pp. 39) →buy
